Body found in Del Puerto Canyon

Investigation ongoing, deputies say

Authorities said a body was found in a ravine in Del Puerto Canyon on Sunday.

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said deputies who were called to the scene at about 6:20 p.m. had to climb down about 300 feet to where the body as located.

Detectives said the deceased person is an adult male, but he has not been identified.

The sheriff's department said detectives will need to wait on the autopsy for information on the cause of death. The autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning.

Deputies said the man is the third deceased person found in Del Puerto Canyon in the last two months, but it is still too early to say if there is any connection between the current death investigation and the double homicide investigation from early August.

Anyone with information about the man's identity is asked to call Det. Jon McQueary at 209-525-7099.

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